What is a thermal imaging camera for? What does it offer us as technical experts?
An expert report should draw on all the resources and technology within our reach in order to establish construction defects conclusively. In this article we look at the usefulness of thermal imaging cameras.
In cases of poor thermal insulation in a home, it is a very useful tool, because thermal images clearly show, for example, that a thermal bridge occurs at the junction between an upper floor slab and the façade, owing to poor thermal insulation at that junction.
This poor thermal insulation causes condensation stains in the home, which reduces its habitability; mould stains and fungal colonies may even appear, causing respiratory illnesses in the occupants, especially children and the elderly, who are the most affected by this pathology.
Including the thermal camera images in the report shows both the defendants and the judge that the construction defect is there, obvious and easy to see, not only from the outside of the walls but even inside them. After all, it is an X-ray of certain parts of the home, giving us an accurate diagnosis of the ailments affecting it.
Various solutions and quotes may be put forward to repair the construction defect, but its existence cannot be disputed, since conclusive evidence is provided of the poor, or absent, thermal insulation of the home.
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